Ellen Laipson quoted in USNI News on Middle East Alliances with the US
Looking ahead to Monday’s United States-Gulf Cooperation Council summit meeting at Camp David, the ambassador from the United Arab Emirates to the U.S. said the talks would focus on more than the ongoing multi-lateral nuclear talks with Iran, United Arab Emirates ambassador to the U.S. Yousef al Otaibi, said on Thursday. -snip- But Ellen Laipson […]
Ellen Laipson quoted in the New York Times on the Iran nuclear deal
President Obama’s meeting with Arab leaders this week is an opportunity to reassure the deeply skeptical Gulf states that America’s engagement andprobable nuclear deal with Iran is not a threat but an opportunity for regional stability. -snip- There is one other important point Mr. Obama can make: Iran is too often discussed as a force to […]
Geneive Abdo on Political Capital Success In The Middle East
This week, Roland Elliott Brown presents our Nowruz Nuclear Special. With Iran and the US speeding toward another nuclear deadline at the end of March, he speaks to a range of Iran specialists about what a deal would mean for the Iran, the United States, and the Middle East. On this week’s program, […]
Geneive Abdo Quoted In The Daily Beast On Iran
The White House seems to think a nuke deal with Iran will change everything. Let’s hope they’re trying to fool us, and not themselves. -snip- Genieve Abdo of the Stimson Center (and Brookings) agrees. “They want the sanctions lifted, and they want a nuclear deal,” she says. “And that’s it.” She told […]
Geneive Abdo Quoted In Ahram Online On Iran Negotiations
“I drank the cup of poison,” late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini said in June 1988 upon signing the UN truce deal that put an end to eight disastrous years of war with neighbouring Iraq. -snip- “Iranians will not completely stop enriching uranium. Even if (Iranian President Hassan) Rouhani’s administration wanted to do this, […]
Geneive Abdo Broadcasted In C-SPAN On Combating Violent Extremism
Mbarka Bouaida outlined Morocco’s political history and her country’s efforts in combating violent extremism. She also discussed the U.S.-Moroccan Strategic Dialogue, which took place during her visit to Washington, D.C. Following her remarks, panelists focused on the influence of social media, counter-narrative efforts, and stopping the flow of foreign fighters and funding to extremists groups. […]
Salafists And Sectarianism: Twitter And Communal Conflict In The Middle East
Social media has a powerful effect on much of what happens in the world today. From inciting people to join protests on the streets of Cairo to recruiting young girls to join ISIS, social media can be seen as both a blessing and a curse. In fact, radical groups, such as the Islamic State, have […]
Geneive Abdo’s op-ed in The National Interest on Arab Opinion of The Iran Deal
As the White House claims a well-deserved victory over the nuclear deal with Iran, Washington must also realize that Arab states and societies view the agreement as a reflection of a fundamental shift in the power dynamics of the Middle East. To continue reading, click here.